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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
    - 1 - Correspondence of Lady Franklin, including copies - 1844-1867

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FLJ/1/4
Former Reference	D3311/59/12
Title	Extracts from letter by Sir John Franklin to his wife Lady Franklin, dated 1-11 July 1845, seemingly the last letter written by Franklin
Date	[1850s]
Description	Copied out by Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Extent	6 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	John Franklin
Sender Location	H.M.S. Erebus about 30 miles distant from the Coast of Greenland near Holsteinsberg [Holsteinsborg].
Recipient	Jane Franklin
Archive Creator	Jane Griffin later Lady Franklin (1791-1875)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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